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Science Center Theater and Multiple Choice Gallery Montgomery County Community College programs a ''lively arts'' schedule that includes performances at the Science Center Theater and exhibitions at the Multiple Choice Gallery.

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  • Contact Info

    Montgomery County Community College

    340 Dekalb Pike
    Blue Bell, PA 19422

    Phone: 215-641-6518   |   Official Website

  • Current Events

    There are no current events available for this organization at this time.

  • Upcoming Events

    02/10/12- 02/11/12	Theatre Horizon: Pretty Fire Various Locations Theatre Horizon: Pretty Fire Presented by Montgomery County Community College at Various Locations February 10-February 11, 2012 Pretty Fire, is an autobiographical one-woman play written by Tony Award nominee, actor and playwright Charlayne Woodard. The show chronicles the experiences of an African-American girl from birth to age 11. The winner of the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle award and the NAACP Theatre awards for best play and best playwright, Pretty Fire dramatizes the life of its protagonist but also celebrates the circle of relatives and other role models who affect the lives of...
    02/17/12	Lila Downs Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater Lila Downs Presented by Montgomery County Community College at Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater February 17, 2012 Lila Downs is a Mexican American singer who performs her own compositions as well as tapping into native Mesoamerican music of the Mixtec, Zapotec, Maya and Nahuatl cultures. Her passionate and emotional performances are spell-binding. She grew up partly in Mexico and the United States. She sang in the club scenes of Oaxaca and later Philadelphia along with Paul Cohen, an American-born saxophonist. They began collaborating together on songs that would slowly evolve into Downs's subsequent...
    03/03/12	Dance Theatre of Harlem Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater Dance Theatre of Harlem Presented by Montgomery County Community College at Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater March 3, 2012 Founded in 1969 by Arthur Mitchell and Karel Shook, Dance Theatre of Harlem was considered “one of ballet’s most exciting undertakings” (The New York Times, 1971). Mitchell was inspired to start a school that would offer children--especially those in Harlem, the community in which he was born--the opportunity to learn about dance and the allied arts. Now in its fourth decade, Dance Theatre of Harlem has grown into a multi-cultural dance institution with an...
    03/23/12	Angellique Kidjo Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater Angellique Kidjo Presented by Montgomery County Community College at Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater March 23, 2012 Angélique Kidjo, a singer-songwriter and activist, is noted for her diverse musical influences. Time Magazine has called her "Africa's premier diva". Her work has garnered her four Grammy nominations, has cross-pollinated the West African traditions of her childhood in Benin with elements of American R&B, funk and jazz, as well as influences from Europe and Latin America. Throughout her career, she has collaborated with a diverse group of international artists...
    03/30/12	Capitol Steps Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater Capitol Steps Presented by Montgomery County Community College at Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater March 30, 2012 Capitol Steps, brings their signature comedy to MCCC's stage once more. No one is immune to their witty and irreverent take on America's political figures and current affairs. Once Capitol Hill staffers themselves, the actors have a unique perspective on democracy.
    04/21/12	Imani Winds Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater Imani Winds Presented by Montgomery County Community College at Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater April 21, 2012 More than North America's premier wind quintet, Imani Winds has established itself as one of the most successful chamber music ensembles in the United States. Since 1997, the Grammy nominated quintet has taken a unique path, carving out a distinct presence in the classical music world with its dynamic playing, culturally poignant programming, genre-blurring collaborations and inspirational outreach programs. With two member composers and a deep commitment to commissioning new work, the group...
    04/21/12	Imani Winds- Family Show Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater Imani Winds- Family Show Presented by Montgomery County Community College at Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater April 21, 2012 More than North America's premier wind quintet, Imani Winds has established itself as one of the most successful chamber music ensembles in the United States. Since 1997, the Grammy nominated quintet has taken a unique path, carving out a distinct presence in the classical music world with its dynamic playing, culturally poignant programming, genre-blurring collaborations and inspirational outreach programs. With two member composers and a deep commitment to commissioning new work, the group...
    04/28/12	Warriors of the Wonderful Sound/Muhal Richard Abrams Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater Warriors of the Wonderful Sound/Muhal Richard Abrams Presented by Montgomery County Community College at Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater April 28, 2012 Bobby Zankel returns to MCCC's stage after a triumphant performance with Steve Coleman. This is the third in a three part project entitled "The Wizards of the Saxophone Meet the Warriors of the Wonderful Sound: Creating a 21st Century Jazz Vocabulary" featuring work commissioned by Muhal Richard Abrams, an American composer, arranger, clarinetist, cellist and jazz pianist in the Free jazz medium. Abrams compresses both contemporary and traditional ideas into lean, elegant...
    05/05/12	Choral Society of Montgomery County Spring Concert Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater Choral Society of Montgomery County Spring Concert Presented by Montgomery County Community College at Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater May 5, 2012 Spring concert program: Joseph Haydn's The Seasons.
    05/12/12	Betzwood Film Festival Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater Betzwood Film Festival Presented by Montgomery County Community College at Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater May 12, 2012 The Betzwood Motion Picture Studio was in operation between the years 1912 and 1923. Initially founded by film pioneer Siegmund Lubin of Philadelphia, the three hundred and fifty acre studio saw the production of over one hundred films. Of these, only a few have survived the ravages of time, indifference, fire and nitrate deterioration, and many of these “survivors” have only survived as fragments. So far thirty Betzwood films have been located in archives in the U.S., Great...

• Current &
  Upcoming Events

  • Current Events

    There are no current events available for this organization at this time.

  • Upcoming Events

    02/10/12- 02/11/12	Theatre Horizon: Pretty Fire Various Locations Theatre Horizon: Pretty Fire Presented by Montgomery County Community College at Various Locations February 10-February 11, 2012 Pretty Fire, is an autobiographical one-woman play written by Tony Award nominee, actor and playwright Charlayne Woodard. The show chronicles the experiences of an African-American girl from birth to age 11. The winner of the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle award and the NAACP Theatre awards for best play and best playwright, Pretty Fire dramatizes the life of its protagonist but also celebrates the circle of relatives and other role models who affect the lives of...
    02/17/12	Lila Downs Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater Lila Downs Presented by Montgomery County Community College at Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater February 17, 2012 Lila Downs is a Mexican American singer who performs her own compositions as well as tapping into native Mesoamerican music of the Mixtec, Zapotec, Maya and Nahuatl cultures. Her passionate and emotional performances are spell-binding. She grew up partly in Mexico and the United States. She sang in the club scenes of Oaxaca and later Philadelphia along with Paul Cohen, an American-born saxophonist. They began collaborating together on songs that would slowly evolve into Downs's subsequent...
    03/03/12	Dance Theatre of Harlem Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater Dance Theatre of Harlem Presented by Montgomery County Community College at Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater March 3, 2012 Founded in 1969 by Arthur Mitchell and Karel Shook, Dance Theatre of Harlem was considered “one of ballet’s most exciting undertakings” (The New York Times, 1971). Mitchell was inspired to start a school that would offer children--especially those in Harlem, the community in which he was born--the opportunity to learn about dance and the allied arts. Now in its fourth decade, Dance Theatre of Harlem has grown into a multi-cultural dance institution with an...
    03/23/12	Angellique Kidjo Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater Angellique Kidjo Presented by Montgomery County Community College at Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater March 23, 2012 Angélique Kidjo, a singer-songwriter and activist, is noted for her diverse musical influences. Time Magazine has called her "Africa's premier diva". Her work has garnered her four Grammy nominations, has cross-pollinated the West African traditions of her childhood in Benin with elements of American R&B, funk and jazz, as well as influences from Europe and Latin America. Throughout her career, she has collaborated with a diverse group of international artists...
    03/30/12	Capitol Steps Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater Capitol Steps Presented by Montgomery County Community College at Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater March 30, 2012 Capitol Steps, brings their signature comedy to MCCC's stage once more. No one is immune to their witty and irreverent take on America's political figures and current affairs. Once Capitol Hill staffers themselves, the actors have a unique perspective on democracy.
    04/21/12	Imani Winds Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater Imani Winds Presented by Montgomery County Community College at Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater April 21, 2012 More than North America's premier wind quintet, Imani Winds has established itself as one of the most successful chamber music ensembles in the United States. Since 1997, the Grammy nominated quintet has taken a unique path, carving out a distinct presence in the classical music world with its dynamic playing, culturally poignant programming, genre-blurring collaborations and inspirational outreach programs. With two member composers and a deep commitment to commissioning new work, the group...
    04/21/12	Imani Winds- Family Show Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater Imani Winds- Family Show Presented by Montgomery County Community College at Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater April 21, 2012 More than North America's premier wind quintet, Imani Winds has established itself as one of the most successful chamber music ensembles in the United States. Since 1997, the Grammy nominated quintet has taken a unique path, carving out a distinct presence in the classical music world with its dynamic playing, culturally poignant programming, genre-blurring collaborations and inspirational outreach programs. With two member composers and a deep commitment to commissioning new work, the group...
    04/28/12	Warriors of the Wonderful Sound/Muhal Richard Abrams Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater Warriors of the Wonderful Sound/Muhal Richard Abrams Presented by Montgomery County Community College at Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater April 28, 2012 Bobby Zankel returns to MCCC's stage after a triumphant performance with Steve Coleman. This is the third in a three part project entitled "The Wizards of the Saxophone Meet the Warriors of the Wonderful Sound: Creating a 21st Century Jazz Vocabulary" featuring work commissioned by Muhal Richard Abrams, an American composer, arranger, clarinetist, cellist and jazz pianist in the Free jazz medium. Abrams compresses both contemporary and traditional ideas into lean, elegant...
    05/05/12	Choral Society of Montgomery County Spring Concert Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater Choral Society of Montgomery County Spring Concert Presented by Montgomery County Community College at Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater May 5, 2012 Spring concert program: Joseph Haydn's The Seasons.
    05/12/12	Betzwood Film Festival Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater Betzwood Film Festival Presented by Montgomery County Community College at Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater May 12, 2012 The Betzwood Motion Picture Studio was in operation between the years 1912 and 1923. Initially founded by film pioneer Siegmund Lubin of Philadelphia, the three hundred and fifty acre studio saw the production of over one hundred films. Of these, only a few have survived the ravages of time, indifference, fire and nitrate deterioration, and many of these “survivors” have only survived as fragments. So far thirty Betzwood films have been located in archives in the U.S., Great...

• Past
  Events

  • Past Events

    02/04/12	Randy Weston Quartet Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater
    01/20/12	Kathy Mattea Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater
    01/13/12	Doc Gibbs and Picante/Philly Jazz Jam Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater
    12/10/11	Choral Society of Montgomery County Holiday Concert Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater
    12/03/11	Kurt Elling Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater
    11/18/11	Ragamala Dance Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater
    11/05/11	Dobet Gnahore Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater
    11/04/11	Writer's Conference Keynote Speaker: Junot Diaz Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater
    10/28/11	Monnette Sudler 3rd Annual Guitar Summit Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater
    10/22/11	Baaba Maal: Tales of the Sahel Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater
    10/15/11	Billy Harper Montgomery County Community College
    10/08/11	Schuykill River Festival Pottstown Riverfront Park
    10/01/11	Strides for Scholarships 5K Race & Fitness Walk Montgomery County Community College
    10/01/11	Paul Taylor 2 Montgomery County Community College
    05/14/11	Betzwood Silent Film Festival Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater
    04/30/11	Stefon Harris and Blackout Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater
    04/16/11	Montana Rep Presents Bus Stop by William Inge Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater
    04/09/11	Steve Coleman Meets Bobby Zankel and the Warriors of the Wonderful Sound Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater
    04/02/11	Shemekia Copeland Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater
    03/26/11	Capitol Steps Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater
    03/21/11	Medieval Duo ‘Asteria’ Workshop on 15th Century Music Montgomery County Community College
    03/12/11	Kun Yang Lin Dancers Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater
    03/04/11	Ethel Performs and Presents Beauty: The Hours by Phillip Glass Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater
    02/26/11	Blues at the Crossroads: The Robert Johnson Centennial Concert Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater
    02/18/11	Ensemble Espanol Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater
    02/11/11	Miles Davis' Kind of Blue with Jimmy Cobb Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater
    01/28/11	Philadanco Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater
    01/22/11	Joe Lovano and John Scofield Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater
    01/14/11	The Harlem Quartet Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater
    11/20/10	Christopher O'Riley Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater
    10/30/10	Philly Jazz Jam with Pieces of A Dream, Bootsie Barnes, Monette Sudler and Barbara Walker Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater
    10/22/10	Lar Lubovitch Dance Company Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater
    10/09/10	NEA Jazz Masters Bobby Hutcherson and Cedar Walton Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater
    10/02/10	Community Day 5K Montgomery County Community College
    05/07/10- 05/08/10	Bobby Zankel & The Warriors of the Wonderful Sounds Feat. Rudresh Mahanthappa Montgomery County Community College
    05/01/10	Betzwood Film Festival Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater
    04/24/10	America's Dream Chamber Artists Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater
    04/10/10	AXIS Dance Company Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater
    03/24/10- 04/09/10	Surfaces Montgomery County Community College
    03/09/10	Baseball Home Opener Montgomery County Community College
    02/12/10	Paquito D'Rivera Montgomery County Community College
    02/01/10	Think Pink Night: Breast Cancer Awareness Event & Women's College Basketball Montgomery County Community College
    02/01/10	Think Pink Night: Breast Cancer Awareness Event & Men's College Basketball Montgomery County Community College
    01/22/10	Marlon Simon and Nagual Spirits Montgomery County Community College - West Campus
    01/21/10	Women's College Basketball: Mustangs vs. Trojans Montgomery County Community College
    01/21/10	Men's College Basketball: Mustangs vs. Ravens Montgomery County Community College
    01/14/10	Women's College Basketball: Mustangs vs. Silver Knights Montgomery County Community College
    01/12/10	Women's College Basketball: Mustangs vs. Phantoms Montgomery County Community College
    01/09/10- 01/16/10	Special Kids Days: College Basketball at Montgomery County Community College Montgomery County Community College
    12/15/09	Men's and Women's Basketball Double Header Montgomery County Community College
    11/20/09	Spanish Harlem Orchestra Montgomery County Community College
    11/19/09	Men's Basketball vs. Bucks County Community College Montgomery County Community College
    10/02/09	David Sanchez Montgomery County Community College